Dry-cell battery.



L H. SANGERS.

DRY CEL-l. BATTERY.

APPucmou man :uw 3|. 1911.

1,258,257. mm1 Mar. 5, 1918.

' 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

JOHN E. SAN GERS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HY-W'ATTl BATTERY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DRY-CELL BATTERY.

To all juill-0m t may concern.'

Be it lmown that I, JOHN H. Ai-renns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dry-Cell Batteries, of which the following is a specification.

This'invention relates to improvements in dry-cell batteries; the primary object of the invention being to provide a cheap, serviceable, economical and convenient construction which will develop a maximum eiiiciency, and one that will hold up, or preserve its voltage until the chemicals and the zinc are completely exhausted.

With this object in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter` described and pointed fout definitely in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which ismade a part of the specification and in whlch slmilar'characters of reference are employed to deslgnate similar parts.

In the said drawing Figures 1 and 2 are views of the battery kcell in Velevation and shown at right anglesto each other.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on hne 3:-3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a medial vertical sectlon of the cell on a line as indicated by line 4-4 Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the cathode members, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the inclosing side members which will be fully understood' from the following description.

In carrying out the improved simplled construction, duplicate carbon plates 1 are provided, these (plates have grooves 1 extending longitu inally in their outer surfaces, that is to say in the surfaces whlch are om the exterior of the cell when said cell is assembled. The grooves 1a yare parallel with and close to the edges of the plates-in practice approximately of an inch from the edges. Duplicate spacing and binding members 2 of tin or other suitablevmaterial A l Specification of Letters lfatent. Appliction filed July 31, 19.17. serial N0. 183,357.`

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

are formed with lateral channels 2a that provide lips 2" adapted to be pressed into the grooves 1.

Non-corrosive, water-proof lining members 3 consisting of paper coated with paran on their outer surfaces and having their inner surfaces coated with asphaltum impregnated withcrushed coke arevspread over the entire-inner faces of the members 2 before said members 2 are pressed into theirI connections with the carbon plates 1.

When members 1 and 2 are combined as described, they form a rectangular box open at both ends, with the edges of the ycarbon plates embedded, or in tight contact with the lming members 3, and the carbon sides i of the rectangular box or container form the cathodes of the battery.

-Medially located within the box thus formed isan anode consisting of a zinc plate 4- enveloped in suitable absorbent material,

'preferably bibulous paper 5. A depolarizmg mixture of suitable chemicals with powdered carbon and manganese dioxid 6 is filled and tightly packed inthe space beween the anode and the inner walls of the The anode is provided with a binding post 7, and a binding post 8 attached to one of the members 2 connects the cathodes. After the elements are assembled as described the top and bottom of the .container are hermetically sealed by a suitable sealing compound as shown at 9 and 10.

The above described construction provides a maximum of eiiiciency in a cell that can be made at comparative small cost; that is durable and convenient to handle and to combine in multiples. What I claim and desire to ters Patent is- 1. Adry cell battery comprising two flat carbon plates spaced apart and connected by two metallic side members thereby forming a rectangular container the carbon sides of which provide cathodes, non-corrosive water-proof lining members on the interior of the members connecting the carbon plates,

secure by Letf "anjanode and b aizteryv rniuxftightly acked within the com tainervaround the anoA e, and c means for seahng theends of the container.

2, A dry cell batgery Y comprising'dnplicate Hat 'carbon plates s "aced'apart and convnected byfdupl-lcatesi e membersthereby forming a rectangula11"' centaineif.;y jzhecarbon sides of which provide cathodes,rnoncorro sive waterfproofwlzining members onjthe interior of the connecting side members,A an 10 anode consisting of a z1nc plate enveloped in bibulous material arran ed within the container, battery mix tight y `packed. within the container around the' amide,y and means for `hermetically sealing the .A con# 15 tainer.

. .v In testimony whereof I ax my. sgg-nature. "y

.JMQHN H. SAN Rs; 

